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KUROSHIO submarine (1943 / 1955)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
くろしお [Kuroshio] (ex-Mingo) SS501 60 Electric Boat, Groton, USA 3.1942 30.11.1942 2/1943 // 15.8.1955 returned 8.1970


Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement normal, t

1810 / 2410

Length, m

92.2 wl 95.0 oa

Breadth, m

8.31

Draught, m

4.65

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Hoover, Owens, Rentschler diesel-generators / 4 electric motors

Power, h. p.

5400 / 2740

Max speed, kts

20.25 / 8.75

Fuel, t

diesel oil 378 - 472

Endurance, nm(kts)11000 (10) / 96 (2)
Armament

1 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40, 10 - 533 TT (6 bow, 4 stern, 24)

Electronic equipment

SS, ST, SV radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite

Complement

60

Diving depth operational, m

90



Standard scale images


<i>Kuroshio </i>1965
Kuroshio 1965


Project history

The US Gato class submarine Mingo was transferred under MDAP. She was used primarily as a training boat until decommissioned on 31 March 1966.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.